Bag.



No. 686,899. Patented Nov. l9, I90l. G. P. 0. HEROUX. BAG. (Application filed June 22, 1901.) (No Model.)

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Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGES PHILIPPE OMER HEROUX, OF THREE RIVERS, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH TELESPHORE LORD, OF WOONSOCKET, RIIODE ISLAND.

BAG.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 686,899, dated November 19, 1901. Application filed dune 22, 1901. Serial No. 65,648. (No model.) a

To all whom it may c n rn: and this bag may be'of any desired size and Be it known that I, GEORGES PHILIPPE of any appropriate shape.

OMER HEROUX, a subject of His Majesty the 'Theimprovementin the present case resides King of Great Britain, residing at Three Riv.- in a metallic fastening means which is apers, county of St. Maurice, Province of Queplied to the bag at the period of its manufacbec, Canada, have invented certain new and mm and which forms'an integral and insepuseful Improvements in Bags; and Ido herearable partthereof, the whole forming a comby declare that the following is a full, clear, plete article adapted to be placed on the marand exact description of the invention, such ket and sold to merchants or others for use 10 'aswill enable others skilledin the art to which in their business in packaging merchandise. it appertains to make and use the same. The improved fastener consists -of two mem- My invention relates to improvementsin hers 6 7, the same applied to opposite sides bags, the same relating more especially to"*8 9 of'the bag. These'members are disposed paper-bags although the improvement may in parallel relation on the opposite sides of :5 be used in connection with fabric bags orfwith the bag, and they "are arranged at different analogous devices which it is desired to distances from the open mouth thereof, so quickly and securely close. that one fastener member occupies a disa- The object of the invention is to-.provide lined relation to the other fastener member. means which will save the time, labor,'and Each member of the fastener consists of a 20 cord or twine usually consumed by merchants pliable strip of metal, which is housed or conand others in tying up bags, thus providing tained within asuitable sheath, (indicated in a substitute by which the bag-mouth may be the drawings by the numeral 10.) MI may form securely and quickly closed. The improved the metallic part of each fastener member fastener forms a part of the bag, because it from a single piece of ductile metal-such,

2 5 is made and applied at the period ofmanufor example, as wire, which is adapted" to be facture of the bag, which is sold as a comeasily and quickly bent and which will replete article, and such improvement is very main in such bent condition; but I do not simple and cheap, so that it does not matelimit myself to the employment of this parrially increase the costvof manufacture. ticular material, because it is evident that a 30 With these ends in view the invention constrip of ductile metal may be employed in lien sists in the novel construction and arrangeof the wire. The ductile strip is housed or ment of parts, which will behereinafter'fully contained within the sheath by doubling or described and claimed. 1 "folding the latter around the strip, (see Fig.

In the drawings hereto annexed, forming a 2,) and the free edges of the sheath are united 35 part of this specificatiom'Fig'ure 1 is a pertogether in any suitable way-as, for examspeotive view of a part of a paper bag equipped ple, by cementing them one to the other. The with a metallic fastener of my. invention. sheath of each member may consist of paper, Fig. 2 isavertical cross-section thereof. Fig. a fabric, or any other appropriate material, 3isaside elevation of thebag in its open conand said sheath is unitedfito the outside of 4o dition in order to show the relative arrangethe bag 5 in any approved way-as, for ex- 0 ment of the members of the fastener before ample, by cementing the parts together. Of the bag is closed. Fig. dis aside view showcourse it is to be understood [that the edges ing the bag in a partially-closed condition. of the sheath may be united together and the Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the bag closed and sheath itself may be attachedto the bag by 45 secured by the fastener of my invention. -.-other means than by cementing the parts. 5

The same numerals of reference denote like The member 7 and its sheath are fastened to parts .in each of the several figures of the the side 9 of the bag, near the top edge theredrawings. of, whereas the member 6. and its sheath are fitfefsignates the bag, which maybe madeof I attached to the other side 8 of the bag some 50 paperg lfabrim or any other suitable material, distance below the'top edga (See Figs. 2 and mo any hind rance from 3.) The fastener members are somewhat longer than thebag is wide, and hence the end portions of these members project beyond the sides of the bag, preferably for equal distances, as shown by Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive.

In using my invention the bag'is opened to the condition shown by Figs. 1 and 2, and the fastener members are thereby separated, so that they will lie on opposite sides of the mouth, and thus permit the merchandise to be easily introduced into the bag and without the members of the fastoner. After the desired quantity of material has been deposited in the bag the sides 8 9 are drawn together, so as to bring the two members'ti'and 7 of the fastener into quite close relation, substantially as represented by Fig. 3. The bag-month having been closed, the top edge of said bag and the fastener member 7 are turnedor folded over the side 8 of p the bag in order to bring the member 7 into close relation and immediately alongside of the member 6, substantiallyas represented by Fig. 4. The unoccupied top portion of the bag may now be rolled upon itself one or more times in order to take up the surplus amount of material in the bag and to bring the members of the fastener within the rolled portion of the bag-mouth; but-these members 6 7are not wholly housed within the bag, because the ends of said members project beyond the bag, as shownby the drawings. The operation of rolling the bag-mouth in the manner described serves to eifectually close the article, and in order to securethe bag in this condition it is only necessary for theoperator to bend the projecting end portions of the fas tener members in opposite directions and upon the rolled mouth of the bag, as clearly shown by Fig. 5.

. As the bent ends of the fastenor members will retaintheir positions, owing to the presence of the ductile metal in the sheaths of the members, it is evident that the rolled bag-mouth cannot accidentally open of its own accord, and hence the bag will be securely closed.

' From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it will be seen that the improved fastener means does not 'in any way interfere with the ordinary usage of the bag. Such fastener is extremely cheap in construction, and the bag can thus be manufactured without appreciable increase in the cost, because machinery can be adapted to produce and assemble the parts of the bag in. the required position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isa Asa new article of manufacture, a bag provided with an attached fastener forming an inseparable part thereof, said' fastener consisting of straight members secured to opposite sides of the bag and extending continuously across the same, one fastener member lying at the edge of. the bag-mouth and the other fastener member arranged below the plane of, and parallel to,the first-named member both members having the end portions thereof extended beyond the edges of the bag and said extended ends of the members adapted to be bent backwardly and around a folded portion of the bag-mouth, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGES PHILIPPE OMER HEROUX. Witnesses:

A. D. GnLINAs, J. T. LORD. 

